samuel eto'o
samuel eto'o
samuel eto'o
samuel eto'o
samuel eto'o
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International career
Eto'o made his Cameroon debut at the age of just 15 in a friendly match against Costa Rica in a 5-0 loss, and at the age of 17, Eto'o was the youngest player at the 1998 FIFA World Cup when he appeared for Cameroon against Italy, at the age of 17 years and 3 months, being the only player who had been born in the '80s.
He also played at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
To date, Eto'o has won three major tournaments with his country: the 2000 and 2002 African Nations Cups, as well as the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
In 2006, Eto'o missed his penalty shot in the quarter-final of the 2006 African Cup of Nations game against Côte d'Ivoire, ending a record run of 24 consecutive penalties made, and eliminating his side from the competition. Nontheless, he was still the top scorer of the tournament, with five goals.
samuel eto'oSkills and playing style
Samuel Eto'o was described in 2006 by football "pundit" Tommy Smyth as one of the best pure strikers in the world. He is known for his quick pace and agility on and off the ball and an ability to score equally well with both feet as well as his head. His style of play is characteristically daring and he often runs at defenders and goalkeepers with total confidence in his ability to get the ball past them. Because of his slight frame, Eto'o relies on nimbleness and timing rather than strength to score, and he frequently scores on the first touch after running onto well-placed through balls. He has also been known to use a move in which he passes the ball to himself high over the opposing goalkeeper before running around him, settling the pass, and scoring.
samuel eto'oUnder Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona, Eto'o has played as the central striker as well as on either wing in an attempt to stymie teams who man-mark the Barça front three. Eto'o has adapted very well to the wing positions and has created numerous goals for his team mates while simultaneously scoring a lot of goals himself. In 2005/06 season he became the first player since the 1990 season to score 50 goals over 2 seasons in La Liga.
Eto'o does not shirk from his defensive responsibilities and has won many admirers for his fantastic work-rate. And the trust Rijkaard placed in his striker's defensive capabilities was evident when he shifted Eto'o to the left flank in the Champions League semi-final against Milan to counter the attacking threat of Cafu.
samuel eto'oRacism
Eto'o has experienced racial abuse in some matches outside Barcelona's stadium, Camp Nou. In some rival stadiums it is perhaps due to the intensity of the rivalry as well as the scoring threat of Eto'o. Many black players have been subject to racist taunts; while some merely ignore these insults, others like Eto'o, the Ivorian defender Marc Zoro of Messina and French superstar Thierry Henry of Arsenal have reacted by being outspoken in their criticism and threatening to leave the pitch.
An incident occurred in February 2006 when Eto'o suffered from racially-driven verbal abuse by some Real Zaragoza spectators during a match against FC Barcelona. The fans began making monkey-like chants whenever Eto'o had possession of the ball and peanuts were hurled onto the pitch. Referee Fernando Carmona Mendez did not mention the incidents in his match report, commenting only that the behaviour of the crowd was "normal".[7] Some fans were identified to police by fellow spectators and they were fined and banned from attending sporting events for five months.[8] Eto'o declared in the aftermath that the punishment was insufficient and that La Romareda, Real Zaragoza's stadium, should have been closed for at least one year. However, Eto'o's coach, Frank Rijkaard, told him to concentrate on football and to stop talking about the incident.
samuel eto'oThe incident was one of the latest controversies alleging the racist attitudes of Spanish football fans, and opened a general discussion on racism in football. The Football Association voiced its outrage at the incident, reeling from England's similar predicament during a friendly match against Spain at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, which were sparked by earlier comments made by Spanish national team coach Luis Aragonés regarding Thierry Henry. There was criticism not only for racial taunts from the home crowd, but also for the reaction of Spanish officials; politicians were slow in condemning the incident while the RFEF declined to sanction Luis Aragonés for his remarks.
In Spain, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Mexico and Italy, black players have been the object of racial abuse from the opposing team fans. This has had the merit of bringing the racial issue to the forefront and prompting FIFA president Sepp Blatter to threaten to impose more stringent sanctions for such attitudes.
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